ever the moonlight shone more clearly into the cave: now by it I could

see his shape of bone and skin, ay, and even the bandage about his

eyes. Why had he tied it there? I wondered--perhaps to hide the faces

of the fierce wolves as they sprang upwards to grip him. And always

the howlings drew nearer; now I could see grey forms creeping to and

fro in the shadows of the rocky place before me. Ah! there before me

glared two red eyes: a sharp snout sniffed at the carcase which I

skinned. With a yell, I lifted the Watcher and smote. There came a